Mad As A Hatter
So, I found the origin of this odd lil phrase. Apparently, the hatters
used to use mercury to make felt for hats. The accumulation of mercury
over the years did its legendary thing, driving them nuts. One need not
be a member of that profession these days. Just eat a lot of seafood in
the general neighborhood of coal fired electrical plants owned by U.S.
corporations.
McCabe
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- Re: Mad As A Hatter
... used to use mercury to make felt for hats. ... The accumulation of mercury ... over the years did its legendary thing, driving them nuts. ...
(soc.culture.irish) - Re: Amalgam topic reintroduced
... Some hatters eventually died of mercury poisoning. ... Processes to mat felt that didn¹t include mercury were developed. ...
(misc.health.alternative) - Re: Handling Broken Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
... Mercury is fascinating ... The mad hatters used the mercury as a fluid weight to form the felt of ... people who bought the hats. ...
(soc.retirement) - Re: Handling Broken Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
... standard ingredient in dealing with hats, ... Mercury is fascinating ... The mad hatters used the mercury as a fluid weight to form the felt of ...
(soc.retirement) - Re: Inhaled Dust from Broken Fluorescent Bulbs
... Mercury use to be used to stiffen felt in the manufacture of hats thus the coin of the word "mad hatters" as the workmen would go mad after inhaling the mercury fumes. ...
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